Sailing-US select first America's Cup sailors as they step up campaign

Aug 10 : ARC Team USA, the recently formed U.S. challengers for next year's America's Cup in Naples, Italy, said on Monday they had picked the first six sailors for their squad as they intensify their campaign to take on defenders New Zealand.The team said the initial lineup was made up of Lucas Calabrese, Riley Gibbs, Hans Henken, Harry Melges IV, Michael Menninger and Louisa Nordstrom, who collectively have top-level experience spanning the America's Cup, the Olympics and SailGP."Racing in the America's Cup wasn't even something I could have imagined when I was younger, so having the opportunity to be part of this campaign for AC38 is a huge honour. I can't wait to dig in," Nordstrom, 28, said in a statement.Australia, Britain, France, Italy, the United States and Switzerland will compet